Willits woman who admitted killing boyfriend loses parole bid

A Willits woman has lost her bid for state prison parole in the 1997 murder of her then boyfriend.

Alissa Moore must serve at least another five years in prison before being eligible for a new parole hearing, state parole authorities decided last week at the Central California Woman's Facility in Chowchilla.

Mendocino County Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Boyd appeared at Moore's hearing and argued against her release.

Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster applauded the state board's decision in a press release Thursday, citing the planning Moore put into the execution-style killing of Paul Rodriguez in a rural area on the Mendocino Coast.

Moore admitted to killing Rodriguez on April 21, 1997 after devising a plan to lure him to an isolated spot on the coast. Moore directed friends to drive a vehicle to the rural location and make it appear their car had broken down.

Moore later admitted that after arriving at the site she retrieved a loaded shotgun from a nearby trailer and shot Rodriguez while he was inspecting the vehicle.

Moore then directed two other people to load Rodriguez's body into the vehicle, and dump it at a spot about three miles inland from the murder site.

Moore's after-the-fact assertions that Rodriguez had been abusive to her during their relationship were investigated but the state Board of Parole Hearings found such assertions could not be substantiated.